Corn-husking machine.



PATENTED APR. 30

J. w. PAIGE; 001m HUSKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 15. 1906.

JAMES W. PAIGE,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS ASSIGNOh, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MEN TS, TO GARLAND-VILA MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF MUSKEGON,

MICHIGAN,

A CORPORATION OF MAIN E.

CORN-HUSKING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 1 ;ratented April 30, 1907. Serial No. 301,232.

To all whom it nuty concern.-

Be it known'that I, JAMES IV. PAIGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illi- 5 nois, have invented certain new and useful mprovements 1n Corn-Ilusking Machines, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which to corresponding reference-mnnerals in the different figures indicate like parts.

he primary object of my invention is to provide improved means in connection with a corn husking machine, for advancing the I 5 stalks into operative engagement with the feed-rolls, to insure uniformity in feeding and to prevent clogging; and further objects are, to provide an improved form of feed roll, to provide improved means for prevention of clogging at the head or upper end of the huskingrolls, and to provide co-acting means whereby the ears to be husked may be so con trolled in their movements that each may be brought into contact with said husking rolls 2 in such a way as to cause them to be completely husked. I accomplish said objects in the manner and by means of the combination of elements hereinafter more particularly described and claimed 0 In the drawings, Figure 1, is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of a portion of a corn-husking machine embodying the fea tures of my invention, Fig. 2, is a plan view of the supplemental feeding mechanism, and 3 5 Fig. 3, is a sectional view taken upon the line 3-, Viewed in the direction of the arrow there shown, to show the device for pressing the ears upon the husking rolls.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a portion of the usual well known frame of a corn husking machine, in which, in suitable bearings, are mounted upper and lower feed rolls 2, 3, for feeding the stalks and removing the ears therefrom. Supported in bearings within the frame are transverse shafts 4, 5,

having pulleys 6, 6, mounted upon the respective ends within the frame, said pulleys having belts 7 trained thereon, which belts in turn have cross-slats 8 attached. thereto,

:0 thereby forming the usual apron beneath the upper portion of which is located a stationary inclined feed-board 9, supported in the usual Way. The shafts supporting the pulleys may be driven from any suitable source l I l l l l l l l r l of power. 5 5 Jointedly suspended by means of links 10, 10, located within the frame and upon opposite sides thereof, is a downwardly and rearwardly inclined frame, generally designated by 11, -which is adapted to be oscillated co lengthwise ofthe machine by means of a pitman 12, one end of which pitman, indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, is jointedly attached to said frame at 13, while the other is connected in like manner with a wrist-pin 14 upon a gearwheel 15, mounted upon a transverse shaft 16, said gear-wheel being connected with a suitable source of power. Keyed to a rock-shaft 17 arranged parallel to and somewhat below and slightly in front of the plane of the feed-rolls, is a depending arm 18, the lower end of which is jointedly connected by means of a pitman 19 to the frame 11, by which said shaft may be rocked. Splined or otherwise rigidly attached to said rock-shaft is one or more forwardly curved metal fingers 20, Figs. 1 and 2, the end of which is adapted to be moved upward and forward into close proximity to the feedrolls when the shaft is rocked. Upon the front of the finger 20 and extending forward below the upper end, is an integral projection 21, to which, at 22, is jointedly connected a link 23, the rear end of which is jointedly attached at 2 1, to a sliding block 25, Fig. 3, and indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, having a longitudinal groove upon its inner face ad apted to receive and lit loosely upon a guide rod 26, the rear end of which is attached at 27 to a cross bar 28 of the frame, while the front end is supported by means of a bracket 29, which, in turn, is bolted to the upper edge of a downwardly and rcarwardly inclined apron 30, havinga slot 31 formed therein to permit the oscillation of the part 20. Riveted or 5 bolted to the block 25 upon the opposite side of the rod 26 from said block, is one or more, but preferably two forwardly bent teeth 32, which are adapted to move with said block. The guide-rod is preferably inclined at 33, and as the tooth or fore-er 20 is oscillated, the block and teeth are caused to vibrate back and forth up and down the incline.

As is well known, the corn stalks are fed to the feed-rolls with the large or butt ends foremost; and, if a stalk is cross-wise of the bun- IOO IOR

tact with a guide-bar 46 rigidly attached to 2 851,771 dle, it is liable to cause an obstruction and jointedly attached a pointed finger 47 which prevent the other stalks from entering the i is held in an upwardly inclined osition by rolls. The constant oscillation of the finger means of a light spring 48. Y 'here more l than one set of husking rolls is employed 20 tends to force ,any such obstructing element between the rolls, while the teeth 32 the part 42 may consist of a rock-shaft to supplement such action by forwarding anywhich the hooked arms 43 may be keyed,

thing Which may chance to lie too far back to l and all may be actuated by means of a single arm 45 and a single guide-bar 46. The operbe caught by the finger 20. I do not wish to be limited to any given number of these forcation of said device is as follows: \Vhen the frame 11 is swung toward the feed-rolls, the

ing devices. In a small machine in which the feed-rolls are short, a single one may laterally bent part of the arm 45 being beserve the purpose; but in larger machines neath the end. of the finger 47, the part 45 is depressed and caused to Ipass beneath the there may be more. I would recommend about four for machines having the longest bar 46, thereby lifting the 00k 44 and causing it to pass over the ears of corn; but as feed-rolls.

soon as the frame reaches the limit of its An inclined apron 33, extends from the upward movement, the end of the part 45,

lower edge of the apron 30 to the upper end of the inclined husking rolls 34, which latter having passed beyond the bar 46, the weight I of the part 43 causes it to tilt, and in its re are arranged in pairs, side by side in the usual directions with Way, and driven in opposite verse movement it rides over the part 46, respect to each other by means of beveled thereby enabling the hook 44 to fall and act gears 35, 36 and pinions 36 as ord'na ily upon the corn ears. The yielding of the contemplated. part 47 permits the bent end of the part 45 One longitudinal bar 37, is secured in the to ride off from said part, when the operaframe generally designated by 11, above tion is free to be repeated. The reciprocaeach pair of rolls and in the vertical plane of l tory raking action of the hook prevents the ears and other accumulations from clogging above the husking rolls.

the meeting faces thereof, and upon each of said bars, is pivoted at 38, one or more, but preferably two, presser members 39, each A difficulty with feed rolls is that when the of which is formed from a single piece of working faces become dull, it becomes diffisheet metal, and is,when completed, substancult to feed the stalks Without clogging. tially triangular in shape as shown in side i In the feed roll 3 I have shown means for elevation. Said member is made hollow so overcoming this objection. In the longituas to inclose the bar 37, the meeting parts dinal groove 49 is formed a radial face or being joined at the top by means of a rivet surface to which is fitted a longitudinal bar, 39. The lower portion of said member 1 the main body 50, of which is removably atis expanded laterally as shown at 40, and l tached by means of screws 51 to said radial concaved at the bottom as shown at 41, Fig. face. A working face 52 is formed 3, to conform more or less to upon sa1 the shape of bar at right angles or substantially so, to the ears. As the ears slide downwardly upon the main body. Then the working the husking rolls, said members press thereon face 52 becomes dull, said bar may be removed, the with a yielding pressure, thereby bringing them all into operative contact with the face shar ened and the bar replaced. While rolls. Should the ears tend to clog, the for I have s own but one groove ward movement of the pressers tend posiremovable bar, it is obvious that said roll may be made with a plurality of such grooves tively to force them along, while upon the and bars.

backward swing of the frame 11, the pressers Having thus described my invention, I ride over the ears with a yielding pressure. claim Inclosing the bars as they do, there are no 1. The combination with the feed rolls of a corn husking machine of a feed hopper and a feed-forcing mechanism consisting of a rockshaft, having forwardly curved teeth mounted to oscillate thereon in front of said rolls, upwardly and forwardly inclined teeth mounted in guides in the pathway of the stalks behind said first named teeth and means for connecting the two sets of teeth whereby the oscillation of the former may serve to reciprocate the latter.

2. The combination with the feed-rolls of a corn-husking machine, of a feed-hopper, guide rods extending longitudinally thereof to a position immediately in front of the feed rolls, upwardly and forwardly inclined teeth mounted upon suitable supports fitted corners or-surfaces against which the material may clog.

It frequently occurs in ractice that the ears pile up in bunches be ore reaching the husking rolls; and in order to overcome this tendency, I provide a movable gravity dog, preferably for each pair of rolls which serves to rake the ears downwardly with each down ward movement of the frame. Pivoted upon a lug 42 is a dog consisting of an arm 43 having a hook 44 upon its forward end and a rearwardly and upwardly bent part 45 having a laterally bent portion upon its l upper end adapted to be brought into conthe frame. To the rear end of the latter is and but one respectively to slide upon said rods, a rockshaft, means for actuating the same and means for operatively connecting said rock shaft with said tooth supports.

3. The combination with the feed-rolls of a corn-husking machine, of a feed hopper, guide-rods extending longitudinally thereof to a position in front of the feedrolls, up wardly and forwardly inclined teeth mounted upon suitable supports fitted respectively to slide upon said rods, a rock-shaft having forwardly curved teeth thereon in operative proximity to said feed-rolls, means for actuating the same and alink for connecting said sliding tooth supports eccentrically to said rock-shaft, whereby the oscillation of the latter may serve to reciprocate the former.

4. In a machine of the class described, a feed roll provided with a longitudinal cutaway portion throughout its length, one face of which is radial while the other is at an obtuse angle thereto, a narrow longitudinal groove being formed at the base of said cutaway portion, and a bar L-shaped in cross section, detachably fitted to said radial face and having one edge projected into said groove, as and for the purposes specified.

5. In a machine of the class described, the combination with inclined husking rolls, of a frame suspended above said rolls, means for I actuating the same, a rearwardly extended gravity rake jointedly supported upon said frame said rake having an arm thereon fitted to engage a guide above it, and a stationary guide for engaging said arm to cause the lift ing of the rake during the backward swing ol the frame.

6. In a machine of the class described, the combination with inclined husking rolls, of swinging bars suspended above in the plane of the meeting faces of the rolls, means for vibrating said bars longitudinally, and gravity presser members each consisting of a sheet of metal casing arranged to loosely surround the bar upon which it is mounted, said casing being substantially triangular in side elevation and having its upper end jointedly con nected to the bar, whereby said device may yield during its upward stroke .to ride over the ears of corn upon the rolls.

7. In a machine of the class described, the combination of husking rolls a vibratory bar suspended longitudinally above said husking rolls, means for vibrating said bar, and a hollow sheet metal presscr member pivoted at its upper end said member being formed to inclose said bar but made deeper at its lower end whereby it may normally depend there from.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 9th day of February 1906.

J AMES IV. PAIGE.

Witnesses D. II. FLETCHER, C. E. JORDAN. 

